Open Government in the United States Eugene J. Huang Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
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Open Government in the United States
Eugene J. HuangSenior Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
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Source: Office of Personnel Management – “File Cave”
“There’s an app for that”
“There’s a form for that”
Consumers Embrace Emerging Technologies
Public Sector Operations a Reminder of 20th Century Performance
• First Executive Action
• Ushering in a new era of openness and accountability
• Articulating 3 principles:
• Transparency promotes accountability
• Participation strengthens decisions
• Collaboration enables others to help
Memorandum on Transparency & Open Government
Toward a New Performance CompactA Government that Works
Dec 2009
Feb 2010 (within 60 days)
Jan 2010 (within 45 days)
Mar 2010 (within 90 days)
Apr 2010 (within 120 days)
Open Government
Directive released
CTO and CIO launch dashboard to track agencies’ progress on open government
activities
OMB issues framework for the use
incentive-based strategies
Agencies publish open government
plans
Open Government DirectiveStrategy to Deliver Results Across 120 Days
All agencies publish at least three new,
high-value data sets on data.gov
January 22 All agencies publish at least 3 new, high-value data sets on Data.gov
February 6 All agencies create an Open Government Webpage to serve as a portal for their implementation of the Directive
February 6 CIO and CTO launch open government dashboard to track progress across the Executive Branch.
April 7Executive Branch agencies publish Open Government Plans.
“Government as a Platform”Federal, State and Local Approach to Unlock the Value of Data
Opening Multiple Channels to Serve Applicants
“In the next 90 days, USCIS will launch a vastly
improved Web site that will, for the first time ever,
allow applicants to get updates on their status of
their applications via e-mail and text
message and online.”–President Barack
Obama, June 25, 2009
7,000+ workers (out of 19,000) submit, comment on 3,000+ ideas over one month
–ten are approved for implementation
VBA Innovation Initiative
VA Engages Employeesto Reduce Claims Turnaround Times
Wikified Army Field Guide
Soldiers collaboratively update Army Doctrine from the field
Collaboration Within Government
Prize Competition Delivers Results in 9 HoursMIT Embraces Spirit of Collaboration to Answer DARPA’s Call
Source: balloon.mit.edu; networkchallenge.darpa.mil
MIT Balloon Team Design
DARPA Network Challenge
Empowering Everyday Americans in Crisis“Mission 4636” & “Virtual USA” Democratize Disaster Response
“Virtual USA” DHS Open Government Initiative enables FL, LA, MS to exchange real-
time data
Critical data: location of oil rig sites, spill path projections,
economic impacts on oysters, birds, wildlife
2
1“Mission 4636” text
messaging collaboration completes 50,000 calls for assistance through an all-
volunteer effort
Avg. response time: 10 minutes
Source: State Department, Lin Wells; DHS S&T Directorate; Virtual USA
Haitian Earthquake
Gulf Coast Oil Spill
"I just am glad someone is
listening and to know I'm not
alone."
“Where can I find food &
water?”
"I see people trapped under a
building and they are alive at this location! Send
Help!"
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